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As work continues, we anticipate power should be restored to 95% of customers by 10 p.m. today.

Estimated Restoration Times are Now Available  

As of 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, about 22,100 customers across the region are without power. At the peak, about 29,000 customers were without power.

Students from the audio/visual Scrap Media Team embraced the challenge of spreading the word about the Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), equipping their neighbors with essential info on winter heating assistance.

Crews Committed to Full Recovery

Within 24 hours, crews restored power to 67 percent of affected customers. Efforts to restore power to all customers are ongoing.

Initial Assessments Revealing Icy Impacts

 The majority of weather-related outages were reported in Arkansas (about 23,000) in what is SWEPCO’s service region of Texarkana and surrounding areas.

Already, more than 500 on-site and contract crews are positioned in areas predicted to be affected by the storm to begin initial response, specifically in the Texarkana and Longview areas which are forecast for significant ice accumulation. 

From the company’s power plants to its line and utility professionals, the team is reviewing winter weather protocols and is prepared to respond as quickly and as safely as possible.